In general, operation of Finale bears at least some surface similarities to Adobe Photoshop. Several of Finale's tools provide an associated menu just to the left of the Help menu, available only when that particular tool is selected. MakeMusic signed an agreement with Alfred Music in 2013, making them the sole distributor of Finale and Garritan products.įinale's tools are organized into multiple hierarchically organized palettes, and the corresponding tool must be selected to add or edit any particular class of score element. As of 2021, the latest release is Finale Version 27, which includes features like interactive music sharing, Standard Music Font Layout (SMuFL) support, and improved instrument list. The software has undergone numerous updates and improvements over the years, with new features including linked score and part management, integrated sound libraries, real-time audio recording, and more. The software provides a range of tools and functions for the creation, editing, and fine-tuning of musical scores, and even includes an optical recognition function for scanning and digitizing printed music. Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Swedishįinale is a proprietary music notation software developed and released by MakeMusic for Microsoft Windows and macOS since 1988.
